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Extirpators neutered BC’s former top-dog

I listened to political reporter and weekend host Sean Leslie on CKNW, a station not usually on my radio dial. Unlike NW’s flagship talker, Leslie is a capable interviewer, unafraid of tough questions or guests with opposing viewpoints. Luckily, Corus management won’t hear Leslie because even they don’t listen on weekends, which mostly present dreadful infomercials and syndicated twaddle.

CKNW used to offer meaningful programing every day. Four years ago, Sean Holman’s Public Eye Online featured a story titled Black Tower crumbling? about the work of Corus Radio’s extirpators. Sean’s short report is followed by a number of interesting reader comments. A person named Pluto left a long contribution that included this list of folks departed, some forever:

Sadly, the next generation of news people have few great mentors or teachers. The senior folks approaching retirement now at least saw the old pros in action. Youngsters now come out of BCIT and work as unpaid interns or low paid gophers in major markets where they are forced to live with Mom and Dad. Many of them never build careers, they leave to find real jobs.

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